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Air Date: September 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Trump and Biden debate Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know
The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.
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Tired Hands brewery tells how to cast a ballot with ‘I Voted Today’ beer
During the election run-up, the Ardmore brewing company’s American pale ale features a label that doubles as a sticker you can peel off and wear.
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Listen 1:35Presidential votes have been too close to call and even too close to count
The uncertainty of past U.S. elections may not offer an adequate model given the magnitude of this year's problems and Trump's determination to resist any adverse results.
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Biden responds to Trump court pick: ‘Health care is on the ballot’
The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee Saturday.
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What Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination means for the 2020 election
The focus on the court could help energize the GOP in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — after Trump's announcement, Dems tied Barrett to a fight for health care.
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Voters’ poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots
Voters marking ballots from home could lead to an increase in the kinds of mistakes that typically would be caught by a scanner or election worker at the polls.
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How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate
Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation. While Biden's team believes the significance of the debate is exaggerated, he's been aggressively preparing to take on Trump.
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Cory Booker in strong position against GOP challenger Mehta
There are no Senate ads running on broadcast stations in Philadelphia or New York — markets that capture New Jersey — for or against either candidate.
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Trump shifts focus to Pennsylvania to shore up reelection
Trump narrowly flipped three Great Lakes states — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — from blue to red in 2016.
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A candidate, not a prosecutor: Harris’ role in upcoming Supreme Court hearings
Kamala Harris made her reputation as a sharp, partisan questioner in Senate hearings. As a VP nominee, that may not be her approach in the next Supreme Court confirmation.
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Civil rights groups say if Facebook won’t act on election misinformation, they will
Facebook critics are banding together to monitor misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression on the social network because, they argue, it has fallen short.
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Biden’s Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class
It’s at once a demonstration of Biden’s personal contempt for Trump and the Democratic challenger’s pride in his own family history as mostly working-class Irish Catholics.
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‘I was shocked’: Four newcomers beat Democratic incumbents in Delaware primary
There were some major upsets in Del.’s Democratic primary. Four candidates for the General Assembly surprised even themselves when they beat incumbents.
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Listen 3:52The BLM movement found support in red, rural Pa. What will it mean for voting?
Protests happened across rural Pa., including Franklin County — elevating political fault lines and fractured alliances that have been lying beneath the surface.
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